Gilt
washed, stamped alloy, 2 piece construction, oak-leaf wreath encompassing
a third pattern DRKB insignia, as introduced in late 1935. The
insignia consists of a gilt washed alloy oval with the embossed
black silhouette of the Kyffhäuserbund monument, on a white field,
surmounting a red field with a black mobile swastika on a white
circular field.

Stamped
alloy construction, shield with a bronze wash featuring a large
embossed national eagle with out-stretched wings and a canted
swastika to the top center situated above an embossed stylized
map of the Crimean peninsula with the embossed dates, "1941-1942",
and the impressed location, "Krim". The recessed "water" surrounding
the peninsula has a subtly pebbled background field. The edge
of the shield has a fine embossed line and a stepped down outer
edge. The shield has no backing material or base plate. None of
the original four soldered attachment prongs are intact (two holes
punched from unknown mounting).
No manufacturers markings.

Stamped
alloy construction, 55mm wide oval design. Luftwaffe eagle and
swastika on pebbled surface. Two small mounting holes punched
on each side and remnants of two attachment prongs on reverse.
No manufacturer markings.

'Stalingrad
Cross' stamped metal device for the shoulder boards. This famous
honory device was worn by Infantry Regiment 134 'Hoch und Deutschemeister'
in recognition of the battle of Stalingrad. Worn by all soldiers
of all ranks.

Three
male figures, nude from the waist up, holding aloft a stepped,
four-tiered platform surmounted by an eagle with a wreathed, mobile
swastika in its talons. A sprig of barley is to the right of the
eagle, and a bunch of grapes on a vine wrapped around a vertical
pole is to its left. To the base of the obverse is "Reichsparteitag
1937." The designer’s initials may be seen alongside the rightmost
figure. A horizontal pin-back device is crimped to the reverse.
Manufacturer: Werner Redo, Saarlautern.

Cast
alloy badge to whose obverse face is the image of a young woman
in a sheer dress dropping flowers from the bouquet cradled in
her other arm. An eagle clutching a wreathed, mobile swastika
is behind her, with a scroll emanating from it and passing under
her, which reads "Ostmark," "Alt Reich" and "Sudetenland." "1.
Mai 1939" arches over the eagle, and the designer’s initials may
be seen beneath the second section of the scroll. The vertical
pin-back device crimped to its reverse. This badge was the last
of the Labor Day tinnies.Manufacturer: Wolten Gmund

Aluminum
badge roughly in the form of a horizontal oval, 42mm across. To
its top is a soaring eagle clutching a wreathed, mobile swastika
in its talons. To either side of the swastika is scrolled "Seefahrt"
(Seafaring) and "Ist Not" (Is Necessary). The base of an anchor
may be seen to the base of the surround, with "Tag Der Deutschen"
(Day Of German) and "Seefahrt 25.26.5.1935" (Seafaring 25.26.5.1935)
scrolled to either side. The central image on the badge is that
of a three-quarter profiled, three-masted sailing vessel, under
sail on rough seas. To the reverse is crimped a horizontal pin-back
device.Manufacturer: W. Annetsberger, Munich

Hollow
struck, bronzed alloy badge featuring a male bust figure above
the national eagle and swastika, with "19" and "34" to either
side of the swastika, and a hammer to the left with a sickle to
the right. The implements represent farm and industry. "Tag der
Arbeit" (Day of Labor) arches along the top. The initials "RK,"
no doubt the designer’s, may be seen alongside the base of the
sickle. A horizontal pin-back device is soldered to its reverse.
No manufacturer markings.

Stamped
brass election campaign donation badge, to whose obverse is "29.
März 1936," with crossed oak leaves beneath it, and "Freiheit
Und Brot" (Freedom And Bread) arching over it. A tab with a pin
through it descends from the top of the reverse.

Alloy badge takes the form
of an inverted triangle. It features a black enameled central
field, edged in silver, upon which is a silver washed mobile sunwheel
swastika above a "Leben-rune" (Life-rune). The top silvered edge
of the badge is wider than the sides and features the red enameled
Gothic script, "Deutsches Frauenwerk." To the reverse, to either
side of its vertical pin-back device, is an embossed RZM logo.Manufacturer: M1/92, Karl Wild, Hamburg

Die struck
alloy construction, second pattern, Frauenschaft staff member’s
lapel badge with blue and black enamel work finishes is in the
form of an inverted triangle. The badge features a black enamel
central field with Gothic script, "NS.-Frauenschaft", to the top
edge. Positioned above a national eagle with spread wings, clutching
a wreathed, canted, swastika in it’s talons, which is positioned
above a vertical, "Leben-rune", (Life rune). The central black
enamel field is encompassed by a fine, mid-blue rayon border stripe,
(small piece missing) indicating the political Ortsgruppen, (Local
Level). Complete with original pinback device. Manufacturer: RZM M1/72, Fritz Zimmermann,
Stuttgart.

Stamped
metal badge with a bronze wash, in the form of a octagon. "Deutsch
Ist Die Saar" (German Is The Saar) follows the contours of the
badge above an eagle clutching a wreathed, mobile swastika, which
is itself above a pair of clasped hands, one with broken shackles
on its wrist. A stepped plaque is behind the hands, with "1934"
above them, and "Des Deutschen Ehre Ist Die Treue" (The Germans’
Honor Is Their Loyalty) beneath them. "RK," undoubtedly the designer’s
initials, may be seen beneath the left hand. A horizontal pin-back
device is soldered to its hollow-back reverse.

A solid
struck aluminum badge in the form of an oval. Arching across the
top of the badge is "Tag Der Arbeit" (Day Of Labor), underneath
of which are three figures - a heavy laborer with an apron and
sledgehammer, a planner or supervisor with a rolled paper, and
a farm worker with an apron and sheaves of barley. They represent
the combined forces of labor, management and farm workers. Underneath
the figures is an eagle clutching a wreathed swastika, the wreath
partially descending below the limits of the oval, with "19" to
one side of it and "35" to the other. The artist/designer’s initials,
"RK," may be seen to the left above the eagle’s outstretched wing.
To the reverse is a horizontal pin-back device. No manufacturer
marking.

Stamped
brass badge with Hitler’s profiled, disembodied head to its center,
around which is scrolled "Ein Volk, " "Ein Reich," and "Ein Führer"
(One People, One Nation, One Leader) separated by small, mobile
swastikas. To the reverse, a 30mm metal pin is crimped into a
folded-over tab descending from the top.

WWII
German Police pin, metal construction. The design consisted of
an eagle placed at the front of a wreath. The wings are fully
extended. It is clutching a smaller wreath with a swastika placed
inside it. A scroll with the date 1942 is placed centered under
the swastika. No manufacturer markings. A spring-type pin is secured
to the back.

Zinc
production cap badge, 39mm tall and 48mm wide, being the RAD emblem
of an upright spade head, whose vertically ribbed border is painted
red, with a mobile swastika, cross-hatched and painted black,
to its center, and with sprigs of barley extending upward from
either side of the spade’s base. Attachments prongs are both missing.
Reverse well marked with embossed "RAJD" logo in an inverted triangle,
"Ges. Gesch", for Gesetzlich Geschützt, (Protected by Law), and
"B & N 39".

WWII
German Police pin, metal construction. The design consisted of
an eagle placed at the front of a wreath. The wings are fully
extended. It is clutching a smaller wreath with a swastika placed
inside it. A scroll with the date 1942 is placed centered under
the swastika. The back of the badge displays the number H2, which
indicates the manufacturer. A spring-type pin is secured to the
back.